Handbag



Dec. 22, 1953 s, HYMAN 2,663,343

HANDBAG Filed March 16, 1955 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR. 510mm HYMAN S. HYMAN HANDBAG Dec. 22, 1953 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed March 16; 1953 INVENTOR.

HYMAN Patented Dec. 22, 1953 HANDBAG senseiftieth, Newest; N;

"lace;-

Still-further; the*-p'i;'sj ii'iventioi l roposes cdiistfuctipg arld' ariangiiig thetmdi'ng; edgingr61 d bdttmitrnete df the hendbseso that the bottom plete miey' be turned edgemse men iri s'eiteatnrefigh the bees-lower em or theperim= "shell an'd "th'eh stieiig l itfeii'e'd j to pie-eerie biheine ior'reiaidesseriibly' ruither bbjet; the esefitihve'ritio mo: arranging the eog in 611 "o -tli'atit is held t" heperimet "Psfiengorg e dbfig by i covefi at its side edge portions indirig s'o that the imimg;

e'eui piefoeori th Y r hea sea ihg epetetieni ention;

erehee will be 9i aria aeebiiiiieiiy g drawing 1 f h claims ifi-Wh'ldhth var us newl -restores oi the" ticiilejil se't fo'rthi ftl'ii s d1 laser V Fig 1 is-a p rs ct-ive'vievvere'n'andbee Coirsti ted" and arrengee" in accordance-with the memes-invention;

Fig. atg pla'n viewofthehandbag imam iOfl-i shel-E ofthe hands-2g Broken I open with ilflarts thereon;- partially hrokerf elway and with thezbot: tofii hiemfiie'r or't'plate indieated iii 'dot dash-out' iSz'aEh enlarged"detail vlewbt the -edging roll and cover strip shown in Figs. 2 3 and 5.

isa'folded" ve the edging roll- 351m I Fig. 'Z is a fragmeritary'view similarto Fig; 5 but illustrating-a modification of thepresent iiiven tion.

Fig. 8'is an enlarged fragmentary view of the edging roll shown in-Fig; '7.

Fig.' 9is avietvsimilar to Figi8. but withlparts broken away to further show the construction:

The handbag, in accordance With thefirst form of the invention illustrated ini'Figs. 1 "to 6 ,-in=;

' elusive; has a; perimetral shell"lE preferebly'of.

fasteners" or rivets (see Fig.5). Lid l.9'is1firo" vided with a handle holding'ba'r' 2 I: (see Fig; 1) se Cured to it and at handle'stre'p 22 is fasterled to the bar 2| forioerryihg the handbag; A' snap fastener button or post 23 (see also Fig. 2)"is* also seemed tothe lid" 19 and a latching" stre 24-"(see Figsl) having one end secured as h'y-rivets 25 to shell l5,shas a coacting. snapfast'enersoeket ele merit 2 6 for holding the lid-'i'n' closed ositiom Shell l5 may be made of 'oardbo'ard; 'leelther, thermoplastic '01" the like. The lid [Gland back irieriiber I8 ma yoorrtaiin eaoentratl stifiener sheet 21 (see-Fig; 3)" with flexible backir i'g sheets 28 and 29 eiid-a'tap'e30 oov'eririg the edgesof the sheets and stitched or otherwise seeuredt0*them.. A

- coin holding-member '3l- (see Figs. z'ancl-fil-mis secured to backing sheet 28- by rivets 32 and backing sheet 28 terminates shortlof the upper or oiiter'fefid of. thel-i'd-L I'll-fits provide a pocket 33 on the inn'e'rside of thelide l 7 st-iif bottom member or plate 34 is;seourecl ifi'the shell l5 ingth'e manner now to be ,described;

edging roll 3'5 cohsists 0131 a 'fiexible corcl 31h preferably e; fibrous cord, covered by endseeured al-strifi of folded flexible material 1?;1, The strip 31 is-folded around-lthe eord 35 with the, lower edg'e' portions; t38 and 39 ofi strip 3'1 seoureci to; gather lay-stitches- 40- (see Fig.- 6) beneaththe Cord: y .l s A n o oo x stri o fi bl eter'el '42 and 4a of th st g tf xt ei g peylaegvtte 3 en owew rd r z ii see-led ece e the lower endedge flllsee Fi-gsl 3 and 5) of the shell I 5 inside of-theshell;

Siclegpfiend cement; glue; upbeat-sealing; be eath the eegipgi r011 35 and;sew n together p -iteii jgs ju tee menu esto hold t u 35 firmly in place at the'top ofithe'oover strip 4;!

shell l5 secures the cover strip 4| ar d the edging roll 35 to the shell. Binding 46 is a strip of flexible material folded over the lower end edge 44 of the shell and over the lower edge portions of sides 42 and 43 of the cover strip 4|, the side edges 41 and 48 of binding 46 being upwardly disposed. Stitches 49, through the binding 46, cover trip and shell [5 secure the cover strip 4! and edging roll 35 to the shell.

Cover strip 4| is of a width sufficient to provide 'a retainer space 50 (see Fig. 5) between the inner upwardly disposed side edge 4! of binding 46 and the upwardly disposed edging roll 35 to receive the peripheral edge 5! of bottom member or plate 34 of the handbag. In this manner, the flexible upwardly disposed edging roll 35 is secured to the shell 15 and spaced from the binding of the bottom plate 34.

The retainer space 50 between the binding 46 l and the edging roll 35 Will securely hold bottom plate 34. Moreover, the flexible binding 46 will permit the bottom plate 34 to be inserted through the open bottom end of shell l5 without separating the shell and after the shell has been fully formed. The bottom plate34 need only to be turned and inserted edgewise into the shell and then straightened into position to seat in the re tainer space 50. The binding 48 will prevent the. plate 34 from going out the bottom of the shell and edging roll 35 will prevent the plate from moving upwardly in the shell.

The modification illustrated in Figs. 7, 8 and 9 is characterized by the provision of a shell 52 having an upper edge binding 53 and a lower edge binding 54 with an edging roll 55 secured to the shell 52 and spaced from the lower edge binding 54 a distance slightly greater than the thickness of the bottom member 56 of the handbag. No cover strip is used, the flexible sheet 57 of the edging roll 55 being folded around the flexible fibrous cord 58 and being sewn together and to the shell 52 at the same time by stitches 59.

While I have illustrated and described th preferred embodiments of my invention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to the precise constructions herein disclosed and the right is reserved to all changes and modifications coming within the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims. Having thus described my inventionywhat I claim as new, and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is:

1. In a handbag, a stiff perimetral shell having open upper and lower ends, a stiff bottom plate, a flexible binding secured to the shell at its lower end, and a flexible upwardly disposed edging roll secured to the shell and spaced from the binding a distance slightly greater than the thickness of the bottom plate to hold the plate'in the shell after it has been inserted through the lower end of the shell into the shell between'the binding and the edging roll, said edging roll being afibrous cord covered byandsecured in a strip of foldedflex le I naterial ahd another" strip offlexible material" folded over said edging roll'with edges secured together beneath the'roll. V 2.: In a handbag, a stiff perim'etral shell havingi open upper and lo'wer"ends,-'a stiff bottom plate, a flexible binding secured to thesh'ell at its lower end, and a flexible upwardly disposed edging roll secured to the shell and spaced from the binding a distance slightly greater than the thickness of the bottom plate to hold the platein the shell after it has been inserted throughthe lower endof the shell into the'shell between the binding details and the edging roll, said edging roll being a fibrous cord covered by and secured in a strip of folded flexible material and another strip of flexible material folded over said edging roll with edges securedtogether beneath the roll, said other strip of flexible material having its secured edge portions disposed beneath the bindifig on the lower end of the shell.

3. In a handbag, a stiff perimetral shell having open upper and lower ends, a stiff bottom plate, a flexible binding secured to the shell at its lower end, and a flexible upwardly disposed edging roll secured to the shell and spaced from the binding adistance slightly greater than the thickness of the bottom plate to hold the plate in the shell after it"has been inserted through the lower end of the shell into the shell between the binding and the edging roll, said edging roll being a fibrous cord witha strip of flexible thermoplastic sheeting folded over it and having edge portions secured together, and a second strip of flexible thermoplastic sheeting folded over the cord covering strip and secured thereto, said second strip having edge portions downwardly disposed adjacent the edge of the shell inside the shell at itslower end, said binding being a flexible strip of thermoplastic sheeting folded over the edge of the shell at its lower end and over said edge portions of said second strip and secured thereto.

4. In a handbag, a stiff perimetral shell having open upper and lower ends, a stiff-bottom plate, a flexible binding secured to the shell at its lower end, and a flexible upwardly disposed edging roll secured to the shell and spaced from the binding a distance slightly greater than the thickness of the bottom plate to hold the plate in the shell after it has been inserted through the lower end of the shell into the shell between the binding and the edging roll, said edging roll being a fibrous cord with a strip of flexible sheeting folded over it and having edge portions secured together, and a second strip of flexible sheeting folded over the cord covering strip and secured thereto, said second strip having edge portions downwardly disposed adjacent the edge of the shell inside the shell at its lower end, said binding being a flexible strip of sheeting folded over the edge of the shell at its lower end and over the said edge portions of said second strip and secured by stitches extending through the binding.

5.- Closure means for the bottom end of a handbag having a perimetral shell with open upper and lower ends, comprising a stiff bottom plate, a binding folded over the lower end edge of the shell, said binding having its edges upwardly disposed, and a flexible edging roll secured to the shell and spacedfrom the binding a distance slightly greater than the thickness of the bottom plate to form a retainer space between the edging roll and the upwardly disposed edges of the binding to hold the-bottom plate inrthe shell, said edging roll being a fibrous cord covered by'and;

secured in a strip of folded flexible material, and another strip of flexible material folded over said edging roll with its edges secured together;- beneath the roll, said'lbottom plate being adapted for insertion through the lower open end of the shell into the shell for disposition of its peripheral edge between the edging roll and the binding. 6. Closure means for the bottom end of a handbag having a perimetral shell with open upper shell and spaced from the binding a distance slightly greater than the thickness of the bottom plate to form a retainer space between the edging roll and the upwardly disposed edges of the binding to hold the bottom plate in the shell, said edging roll being a fibrous cord covered by and secured in a strip of folded flexible material, and another strip of flexible material folded over said edging roll with its edges secured together beneath the roll, said bottom plate being adapted for insertion through the lower open end of the shell into the shell for disposition of its peripheral edge between the edging roll and the binding, the strip folded over the edging roll having a lower portion of its secured edges disposed beneath the binding on the lower end of the shell.

7. Closure means for the bottom end of a handbag having a perimetral shell with open upper and lower ends, comprising a stiff bottom plate, a binding folded over the lower end edge of the shell, said binding having its edges upwardly disposed, and a flexible edging roll secured to the shell and spaced from the binding a distance slightly greater than the thickness of the bottom plate to form a retainer space between the edging roll and the upwardly disposed edges of the bind ing to hold the bottom plate in the shell, said edging roll being a fibrous cord with a strip of flexible sheeting folded over it and having edge portions secured together, and a second strip of flexible sheeting folded over the cord covering strip with edge portions extending beyond the cord, said edge portions being secured together and downwardly disposed adjacent the lower end edge of the shell inside the shell, said binding being a flexible strip of sheeting folded over the lower end edge of the shell and over a lower por tion of the secured edge portions of the second strip and fastening means extending through the binding to secure the binding to the shell and to said second strip.

' SIDNEY HYMAN.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Number 

